Field notes, v4394
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75 Nov. 7 -18. Indian Dummer - Western Grebes abundant. Nov. 8 Went to Lake Merced. A few Bonaparte Gulls on the bay, Killdeer and Meadowlarks in Presidio (pigeon heard); Pinnatoons (Black) at Cliff House, also hundreds of Brown Pelicans - On Lake (100+) Merced a close raft of Eared Grebes floated like ducks, all disappearing at once as they dove. They seemed to be following a school of small fish. Pied-billed Grebes numerous - 35 species seen. Beautiful Calm day- Nov.11. Agitahole Pheasant crossed highway near Mt Eden (1 mi. north) Nov.12. drove from Boulder Creek to Moss Landing where we wandered about for 1 1/2 hrs. High tide just turning. In lagoon many gulls on a sand spit still under water. Ducks: Sory Scoters , White-winged Scoters , Bluebills, a few Mergansers ( Redbreasted?) red on edge of hills - Two ducks in flight with much black and white and with white ring on neck may have been male mergansers. 2 Brown Pelicans, many Bonaparte Gulls - St. Blue Heron, Corms, a flock of two or three hundred Wattle and Godwits, most of them Walleis; Killdeer, 1 Loon, Commonants Eared, Pied-billed and Western Grebes. Beautiful warm day - Frost at Boulder Creek in morning. Nov.13 Frost " Warm day- Nov.14. Faculty Bird Section went to Florida Country Club. Beautiful Calm day- Birds very abundant. On storage lake Mallards, 1 Merganser (Red-breasted? female - till black) 1 Pied-billed Grebe. A pair of RedTails spent most of the time perched on Telephone poles above lake or sailing over grassy tillaide; two Sharp shinned Hawks, one Sparrow Hawk and one large hawk with narrow long wings.